Peter Marks

Executive Director, The L.B. Research and Education Foundation

Peter Marks is a lifelong non-profit worker in the fields of microenterprise, sustainable agriculture, and international development. He entered the world of family philanthropy in 2021 as Executive Director of The L.B. Research and Education Foundation, where he has both administrative and programmatic duties. At L.B., Peter works closely with an active Board that is geographically dispersed and consists of 1/4 family of the founder and 3/4 non-family. He lives with his wife in Asheville, North Carolina, a couple doors down from 4 grandchildren.

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Declining Applications and Inquiries: How Funders Can Do Better

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Peter Marks

Peter Marks, executive director of The L.B. Research and Education Foundation, received positive feedback from grant seekers who were not selected to move forward in the foundation’s application process. The feedback affirmed Peter’s own experience as a nonprofit grantseeker: funders often fail to provide helpful information in their declination letters. Here, Peter shares a template for other funders to employ… Read More

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